diff --git a/plat/fvp/fvp_topology.c b/plat/fvp/fvp_topology.c
index 49f7daf..11ca107 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/fvp_topology.c
+++ b/plat/fvp/fvp_topology.c
@@ -177,15 +177,6 @@
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Handy optimization to prevent the psci implementation from traversing through
- * affinity levels which are not present while detecting the platform topology.
- ******************************************************************************/
-int plat_get_max_afflvl(void)
-{
-	return MPIDR_AFFLVL1;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
  * This function populates the FVP specific topology information depending upon
  * the FVP flavour its running on. We construct all the mpidrs we can handle
  * and rely on the PWRC.PSYSR to flag absent cpus when their status is queried.
diff --git a/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h b/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
index 326ba9d..fcecc56 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_MAX_CPUS_PER_CLUSTER	4
 #define PLATFORM_NUM_AFFS		(PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT + \
 					 PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT)
+#define PLATFORM_MAX_AFFLVL		MPIDR_AFFLVL1
 #define MAX_IO_DEVICES			3
 #define MAX_IO_HANDLES			4
 
diff --git a/plat/juno/include/platform_def.h b/plat/juno/include/platform_def.h
index 1071d12..f7d79cc 100644
--- a/plat/juno/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/juno/include/platform_def.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT             6
 #define PLATFORM_NUM_AFFS		(PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT + \
 					 PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT)
+#define PLATFORM_MAX_AFFLVL		MPIDR_AFFLVL1
 #define MAX_IO_DEVICES			3
 #define MAX_IO_HANDLES			4
 
diff --git a/plat/juno/juno_private.h b/plat/juno/juno_private.h
index 70439e8..9a5944c 100644
--- a/plat/juno/juno_private.h
+++ b/plat/juno/juno_private.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 
 /* Declarations for plat_topology.c */
 int plat_setup_topology(void);
-int plat_get_max_afflvl(void);
 unsigned int plat_get_aff_count(unsigned int aff_lvl, unsigned long mpidr);
 unsigned int plat_get_aff_state(unsigned int aff_lvl, unsigned long mpidr);
 
diff --git a/plat/juno/plat_topology.c b/plat/juno/plat_topology.c
index 39d4dab..c22edda 100644
--- a/plat/juno/plat_topology.c
+++ b/plat/juno/plat_topology.c
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
 	return aff_lvl <= MPIDR_AFFLVL1 ? PSCI_AFF_PRESENT : PSCI_AFF_ABSENT;
 }
 
-int plat_get_max_afflvl()
-{
-	return MPIDR_AFFLVL1;
-}
-
 int plat_setup_topology()
 {
 	/* Juno todo: Make topology configurable via SCC */